# Senior Plumber > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-plumber/082b9bf0-4141-4da4-939e-695128235cfd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-plumber/082b9bf0-4141-4da4-939e-695128235cfd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 per annum - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (one week in six on call) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T13:21:18.850Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Aylesbury/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Plumber/Senior_Plumber-v7972301 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7972301?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a skilled and motivated Plumber to join our Estates Team, playing a key role in maintaining and improving our facilities across the Trust. As a vital member of a multi-skilled, multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality plumbing service, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with relevant legislation and standards. ### Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities - Undertake a range of reactive plumbing repairs across the Trust - Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to ensure the reliability and safety of systems - Complete small works projects to a high standard - Ensure all tasks are delivered in line with statutory regulations, policies, and best practice - Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary estates team Additional Requirements Participate in a 24/7 on-call rota to support operational needs ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.  The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Job Details We are seeking a skilled and motivated Plumber to join our Estates Team, playing a key role in maintaining and improving our facilities across the Trust. As a vital member of a multi-skilled, multi-disciplinary team, you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality plumbing service, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with relevant legislation and standards. ## Job Description Key Responsibilities Undertake a range of reactive plumbing repairs across the Trust Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to ensure the reliability and safety of systems Complete small works projects to a high standard Ensure all tasks are delivered in line with statutory regulations, policies, and best practice Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary estates team Additional Requirements Participate in a 24/7 on-call rota to support operational needs ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - experience with plantrooms - Substantial and significant practical and theoretical mechanical knowledge of plumbing systems - Has a good knowledge of IT systems, CAFM workforce systems - Extremely detailed knowledge of HTM/HBN requirements in relation to estate management **Desirable** - experience with both domestic and commercial plumbing ### Experience **Essential** - Significant relevant experience working within an estates maintenance team or as a site/self-employed plumber ### Qualifications **Essential** - HND in Mechanical Engineering; or equivalent experience or City and Guilds Level 3 in Plumbing with extensive and relevant equivalent experience & followed an apprenticeship **Desirable** - Previous experience working for NHS ## Documents - [senior plumber (pdf, 399.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10254398) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.